Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC, Championship 2023-24 REGULAR SEASON

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Championship · 2023-24

Birmingham City FC

2 – 1

Full Time

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Sat 25 Nov 2023 · 15:00 UTC St Andrew's Ground HT 45' · FT 45'

0–1 45' George Byers

Juninho Bacuna 45+3' 1–1

Jordan James 81' 2–1

Siriki Dembele 15' Y

Y 32' Josh Windass

Y 37' Mallik Wilks

Y 39' Barry Bannan

Y 62' Anthony Musaba

Y 70' Djeidi Gassama

Overview

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Birmingham City FC vs Sheffield Wednesday FC — Championship at St Andrew's Ground.

Birmingham City FC 15 games · 29 pts (2026/27)
Sheffield Wednesday FC 46 games · 0 pts (2026/27)

Match Details

Referee Rebecca Welch (England)
Assistant 1 Alex James (England)
Assistant 2 Mark Russell

3 games this season 🟨 3.7/game ⚽ 3.3 goals/game

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Birmingham City FC	15	29
2	Middlesbrough FC	15	29
3	Stoke City FC	15	29
4	Wolverhampton Wanderers FC	15	28
5	West Bromwich Albion FC	15	28
6	Swansea City AFC	15	26
7	Southampton FC	15	24
8	Queens Park Rangers FC	15	24
9	West Ham United FC	15	23
10	Sheffield United FC	15	22
11	Portsmouth FC	15	22
12	Norwich City FC	15	21
13	Blackburn Rovers FC	15	21
14	Cardiff City FC	15	18
15	Wrexham AFC	15	18
16	Millwall FC	15	18
17	Bristol City FC	15	18
18	Bolton Wanderers FC	15	17
19	Charlton Athletic FC	15	17
20	Watford FC	15	15
21	Lincoln City FC	15	15
22	Burnley FC	15	10
23	Derby County FC	15	10
24	Preston North End FC	15	8

Head-to-Head

Birmingham City FC 10 games · Avg 2.7 goals Sheffield Wednesday FC

Last 5 meetings

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2021-02-20 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–1 Birmingham City FC 2020-10-17 Birmingham City FC 0–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2020-02-22 Birmingham City FC 3–3 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2019-11-27 Sheffield Wednesday FC 1–1 Birmingham City FC

Recent Form

Birmingham City FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Sheffield Wednesday FC	H	2–1	W
11 Nov	Sunderland AFC	A	1–3	L
04 Nov	Ipswich Town FC	H	2–2	D
28 Oct	Southampton FC	A	1–3	L
25 Oct	Hull City AFC	H	0–2	L
21 Oct	Middlesbrough FC	A	0–1	L

Sheffield Wednesday FC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
25 Nov	Birmingham City FC	A	1–2	L
11 Nov	Millwall FC	H	0–4	L
04 Nov	Bristol City FC	A	0–1	L
29 Oct	Rotherham United FC	H	2–0	W
25 Oct	Plymouth Argyle FC	A	0–3	L
21 Oct	Watford FC	A	0–1	L

Key Stats

60% Both Teams to Score
H2H (10 games)

40% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

33% Clean Sheets
Birmingham City FC this season

Goal Timing (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

0-15

2/1

16-30

6/1

31-45

4/7

46-60

4/1

61-75

4/1

76+

4/2

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Birmingham City FC

August Priske	6 G	1 A
Liam Millar	4 G	3 A
Jay Stansfield	4 G	1 A
Demarai Gray	3 G
Phil Neumann	2 G

Events

Match Events

0' We are underway at St Andrew's Ground. The crowd does wile while the referee lows the starting whistle.
5' will be watching from the dugout nervously. His Birmingham City FC side need to improve if they are to claim all three points.
10' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Birmingham City FC and Sheffield Wednesday FC are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
15' Controversy at the stadium! Siriki Dembele argues furiously but the Yellow card stands.
20' Marvin Johnson has been disciplined this evening — perhaps mindful of those 0 cards already picked up this season.
25' Michael Ihiekwe has certainly something to prove this evening. He made 1 appearances with only 0 goals this season.
30' The home supporters are growing impatient. Birmingham City FC must find a spark to ignite this game.
32' Josh Windass is having his name booked by the referee on 32.
37' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
39' Sheffield Wednesday FC player sees a Yellow card in front of him.
44' Anthony Musaba, a Netherlands forward, has 0 bookings this season and will need to keep his discipline tonight.
45' Against the run of play, George Byers has scored! This game has turned on its head.
48' Juninho Bacuna does the damage! The net is bulging and Birmingham City FC surge ahead!
53' Romelle Donovan has been relatively quiet despite scoring 1 goals in his last 398 appearances.
58' Emanuel Aiwu has been one of the livelier players on the pitch with 0 goals to his name this season.
62' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Anthony Musaba.
64' Sheffield Wednesday FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Djeidi Gassama is hanging Anthony Musaba on the field on 64 minute.
69' We are waiting for someone to take the initiative. Who will be the first to commit to attack?
70' The referee shows Sheffield Wednesday FC player a Yellow card on 70.
73' That looks like a foul for a Yellow card for Djeidi Gassama.
78' Birmingham City FC manager makes another effort to make the tables turned. Cody Drameh is hanging Lee Buchanan on the field on 78 minute.
81' GOAL! Jordan James fires home to make it 2-1!
83' The crowd applauds Josh Windass as he leaves the pitch. Bailey Cadamarteri steps in for Sheffield Wednesday FC.
88' Marc Roberts is replacing Ethan Laird for the Birmingham City FC side.
Both sets of fans can go home satisfied — a 2-1 draw is a fair result on the day.

Lineups

Birmingham City FC Lineups

4-2-3-1

Starting XI

Bench

1
Neil Etheridge
4
Marc Roberts ↑ 88'
10
Lukas Jutkiewicz ↑ 64'
20
Gary Gardner
9
Scott Hogan
34
Ivan Sunjic
12
Cody Drameh ↑ 78'
19
Jordan James ↑ 78'
49
Romelle Donovan ↑ 88'

Coach Wayne Rooney

Sheffield Wednesday FC Lineups

3-4-2-1

Starting XI

8
George Byers ↓ Ashley Fletcher 83'
10
Barry Bannan
1
Cameron Dawson
6
Dominic Iorfa
7
Mallik Wilks ↓ Marvin Johnson 64'
4
Will Vaulks
11
Josh Windass ↓ Bailey Cadamarteri 83'
20
Michael Ihiekwe
23
Akin Famewo
5
Bambo Diaby
45
Anthony Musaba ↓ Djeidi Gassama 64'

Bench

Coach Roberto Cuesta

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Steven Fletcher	2
Che Adams	2
Lukas Jutkiewicz	2
Ike Ugbo	2
Jacob Murphy	2
Barry Bannan	2
Scott Hogan	2
Juninho Bacuna	1

Head to Head

Birmingham City FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC W 2023-11-11 Sunderland AFC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-11-04 Birmingham City FC 2–2 Ipswich Town FC D 2023-10-28 Southampton FC 3–1 Birmingham City FC L 2023-10-25 Birmingham City FC 0–2 Hull City AFC L 2023-10-21 Middlesbrough FC 1–0 Birmingham City FC L

Sheffield Wednesday FC Form

2023-11-25 Birmingham City FC 2–1 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-11-11 Sheffield Wednesday FC 0–4 Millwall FC L 2023-11-04 Bristol City FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-29 Sheffield Wednesday FC 2–0 Rotherham United FC W 2023-10-25 Plymouth Argyle FC 3–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L 2023-10-21 Watford FC 1–0 Sheffield Wednesday FC L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

1.45 Birmingham City FC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.08 Sheffield Wednesday FC xG

I would bet for: Markets are evenly balanced — no clear value pick.

Match Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC47% Draw27% Sheffield Wednesday FC26%

Actual: Birmingham City FC win

Both Teams to Score

✓ Correct

Yes51% 0% No49%

Avg goals/match: 2.53

Actual: Yes — both scored

Over / Under Goals

✗ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	90%	10%
± 1.5	72%	28%
± 2.5	46%	54%
± 3.5	25%	75%
± 4.5	12%	88%

Double Chance

Birmingham City FC or Draw

75%

Draw or Sheffield Wednesday FC

53%

Birmingham City FC or Sheffield Wednesday FC

73%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Birmingham City FC31% Draw48% Sheffield Wednesday FC21%

Actual: Draw at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

1 – 1

13.4%

1 – 0

10.5%

0 – 0

10%

2 – 1

Actual

2 – 0

8.2%

0 – 1

7.5%

1 – 2

6.4%

2 – 2

4.8%

0 – 2

4.5%

3 – 1

4.3%

3 – 0

3.9%

3 – 2

2.4%

Asian Handicap — Birmingham City FC

Handicap	Birmingham City FC covers	Push	Sheffield Wednesday FC covers
-2.5	9%	—	91%
-2	9%	14%	78%
-1.5	22%	—	78%
-1	22%	22%	56%
-0.5	44%	—	56%
+0.5	73%	—	27%
+1	73%	16%	11%
+1.5	89%	—	11%
+2	89%	7%	3%
+2.5	97%	—	3%

Clean Sheet

Birmingham City FC keeps clean sheet

35% ✓

Sheffield Wednesday FC keeps clean sheet

24% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.